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By off duty, I mean fully in department issued uniform, badge, gun, and radio with full police authority same as on duty.

• lutusp 13y ago
  > By off duty, I mean fully in department issued uniform, badge, gun, and radio with full police authority same as on duty. Don't you understand that an off-duty police officer may not be in uniform, that that's illegal? In some jurisdictions an off-duty police officer is expected to carry his gun, but he may not exercise police powers. In short, when a police officer goes off shift, he loses his police powers. Being a policeman is a job, not an identity.
  • e12e 13y ago
    Apparently not, in many (most?) jurisdictions.